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Max Malin Smith, 64, passed away early Thursday morning, July 28th 2022 in Vancouver, WA after a 6 year battle with melanoma. Everyone who had the pleasure of knowing Max knew him to be patient, kind, and hard working. He was always a glass-half-full kind of guy who loved his family dearly. He was adventurous and fun-loving, with a great sense of humor and a mischievous spirit. He enjoyed camping, playing all sorts of games, riding his motorcycle, admiring the scenery, and cheering on the...
Robert E. Kandoll, 66, of Kelso, died September 4, 2022 at the Veterans Hospital in Portland Oregon. A funeral service will be held at Valley Bible Church in Rosburg on Tuesday, September 13 at 1:00 p.m., with a Graveside Committal to follow at Seal River Cemetery. A full obituary will follow. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Dale F. Strueby, of Longview, and former longtime resident of Cathlamet, died at age 93 in Vancouver, August 19, 2022. Dale was born in Oso, Washington February 18, 1929 to Frank and Gladys (Fry) Strueby. He was the oldest of three children including his younger sisters Joyce and Carolyn. He graduated from Kelso High School in 1947. Later, he served in the US Army's 1st Cavalry Division in the Korean War. After his return home from Korea, Dale became a Journeyman Electrician for Weyerhaeuser....
Sandra Jane (Olsen) Boldt passed away peacefully at PeaceHealth medical center in Longview, Washington on July 28th at the age of 75. Sandy was born to Mervin and Myrtle (Bennett) Olsen on June 13, 1947 in Longview, Washington. Sandy attended school in Cathlamet as a child and later graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1965. It was in high school where she met Arthur Boldt Jr and married him on July 27, 1965. They had two daughters, Shelley and Patti. Sandy's first job was at the Wahkiakum...
Joyce Hoven, age 73, of Cathlamet, WA died peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Joyce was born on November 11, 1948 in Ryderwood, WA to the late George and Doris Epley. She was the youngest of six children and was adored by her parents and siblings. Joyce graduated from Wahkiakum High School and married her childhood sweetheart, Richard Hoven, on Christmas Eve of 1965. Together they raised six children, hosted a beloved foreign exchange student from Spain, Ana Delgado, who still refers to her...
Tracy Renee Zuern, of Long Beach, died July 27, 2022. She was born September 26, 1970 in Astoria, to Norman and Nancy (Prest) Gisler. She graduated from Oregon State University and received a bachelor’s degree in forest recreation management. She worked for Washington State Parks for over 20 years. Tracy is survived by her husband Don; daughter Zoey; mother Nancy Prest Bielman (Mike); father Jerry DeBriae Jr. (Rosie); sister Amanda; brother JR; grandparents Jerry and Linda DeBriae Sr.; several aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in d...
Dale Strueby, 93, longtime Cathlamet resident, died August 19, 2022 in a Vancouver hospital. Full obituary to follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
April 20, 1935-August 7, 2022 Russell Ozment was born April 20, 1935 in Longview, WA to H.D. Ozment and Pearl Kindberg Ozment. In 1936, the family moved from Grays River, WA to the Elochoman Valley, Cathlamet, WA. The family operated Riviera Jersey Farm, raising beautiful cattle. Russell had much success showing his cattle as a 4-H Club member at local, district and state fairs and was named Washington State's top 4-H dairy club member. Russell graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1953 where...
Dean Nielson, 83, of Brule, Nebraska, passed away August 1, 2022, at his home in Brule. Dean was born June 19, 1939, at Ogallala, Nebraska, to Boyd and Barbara "Betty" (Monhart) Nielson. He graduated from Arthur High School with the class of 1958. On February 23, 1962, Dean married Patricia F. Mathison. The couple made their home at Alderpoint, California, where Dean worked as a timber cutter before moving to Colorado. Dean worked in the forestry industry most of his career, which took the family all over the northwest United States, and,...
Donald A. Rathjen, 78, of Cathlamet, died July 25, 2022 at his home. He was born in Bellingham on January 28, 1944 to Eugene and Josephine (Zybura) Rathjen. His family moved to Yakima where he grew up and graduated from Davis High School in 1963. He joined the Coast Guard and was stationed on the Lightship Columbia and at Bremerton. He eventually joined the Yakima Fire Department where he worked as a firefighter until he retired in 1992. He enjoyed some time as a Trolley Engineer on the Yakima Valley Trolley. In 2002 he moved to Cathlamet...
Donald Lee Kinney, 69, of Cathlamet, died at his home July 30, 2022. He had lived in this area for 11 years, coming from Banks, Oregon. He is survived by a sister Patty Wilson and her husband Gary, a nephew and his friend, Kay Walters. No service will be held. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Marian Molly (Greene) Strong, 93, of Rosburg, passed away August 9, 2022 in Ocean Park, Washington. She was born April 5, 1929 in Nisqually, Washington, to Esther Pearl Taylor. Her mother would marry Norman Greene, who adopted Marian as his own. She grew up an only child. During her younger years, she worked in nursing in Glendale, Calif. She would later meet and marry Donald Strong, and together they had six children. She spent her children's youth as a home maker, lovingly caring for her husband and family, and would later work 10 years as...
Lifelong Cathlamet resident, Russell D. Ozment, died in Longview on August 7, 2022. A Celebration of Life is being planned for late August. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Joyce M. Hoven of Cathlamet died August 2, 2022 at a Vancouver hospital. She was a longtime Cathlamet resident. A service will be held in September. A full obituary will follow. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Arlie Fauver Sanders, 96, longtime Grays River resident, died July 12, 2022 in The Dalles Oregon. She was born May 6, 1926 in Regina, Saskatchewan Canada. When she was 20 years old she moved to Wahkiakum County. Arlie married George Fauver who preceded her in death in 1972. After George passed, Arlie moved to Arizona where she met and married Hod Sanders, in 1980. Arlie enjoyed life on the ranch in Globe, Arizona until retirement and then they moved to Young, Arizona. Hod passed in 2002 and Arlie moved back to Grays River. She opened the...
Richard D Anderson, 91, of Puget Island, died July 31, 2022 in Longview. Dick was born April 1, 1931 in Boise, Idaho to August and Inez (Phillips) Anderson. He grew up in Emmett Idaho and spent most of his adult life working as an electrician. He worked the last years at Crown Zellerbach Wauna Mill before retirement. He moved to Cathlamet in the early 1980s and enjoyed life on Puget Island. After the passing of his first wife Ruth, he married Shirley Larson on February 21, 1998. He was a longtime member of the Masonic lodge and Puget Island...
Sandra J. Boldt, 75, lifelong resident of Cathlamet, died July 28, 2022 in Longview. There will be a graveside service on Saturday August 27 at 11 a.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. A full obituary will follow next week. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
A Graveside Service will be held Saturday August 13 at 1 p.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet for Jennifer Wolcott. Her obituary appeared in the July 21, 2022 edition of The Eagle....
In loving memory of Ramiro Ramirez, best known as Junior or "Weido" who sadly passed away on July 23, 2022 while on a camping trip with his family and friends in Randle, WA. He was a wonderful person full of life, love, and laughter. Anyone who knew him loved him. His passion in life was anything that had to do with a ball, computers, and helping his family and friends. Later in life he had a new found passion for Carpentry. Ramiro Ramírez was born in Salem, OR on 3/10/1995. He has been a...
Kenneth (Kenny) William Setala passed away May 4th, 2022 with his family by his side. Kenny was born on March 25, 1938, in Astoria, Oregon to John and Pauline Setala. Kenny's childhood years were spent on the family farm in Rosburg, WA on Eden Valley Road where he began his lifelong love of animals. The loss of his father at a young age meant that Kenny spent much of his time helping run the family farm and was also eager to lend a hand to everyone around him. Kenny attended Grays River...
David Lockhart, 82, of Puget Island, died at his home July 1, 2022. He was born to Marie and Owen Lockhart on September 23,1939 in Medina, West Virginia. He moved to Cathlamet from New London, Connecticut where he worked as a bus driver for the city there. When he retired he and Eileen, his wife, who survives him at home, moved to Puget Island in 2014. David spent 21 years in the US Coast Guard as a Marine Science Technician in his early years. He circumnavigated the world and enjoyed his work. David is also survived by a son Joseph Lockhart...
Jennifer Lee Wolcott, 53, of Cathlamet, died July 14, 2022 at her home. Jennifer was a lifelong local resident and caregiver of many. She was born May 13, 1969 in Astoria, Oregon. She was raised most of her life in Cathlamet by Daniel and Linda Stewart. She loved animals and was active in 4-H through school. She worked at Columbia View Nursing Home as a CNA and received her Nursing Degree from LCC Nursing Program in 2000. She had been an active member and EMT for the Skamokawa Fire Department for many years and was drawn to the medical field....
Donna passed away on July 1, 2022 at MultiCare Capital Medical Center in Olympia,Washington. Donna was born on April 13th, 1936. She was the first child of four children born to Lawrence and Veldonna Gorley of Skamokawa, Washington. Donna was raised in Skamokawa and graduated from Wahkiakum High School in Cathlamet, Washington. She worked as a secretary, on and off, for the Army, Airforce and Navy. A loving mother, sister and grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother, Donna is...
Michael R. Grasseth (Mike) passed away peacefully at his home on June 12, 2022 at the age of 69. Mike was born to LeRoy and Mary P. (Tootie) Grasseth on February 17, 1953 in Longview, WA. Mike graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1971. Mike married Marnee in 1977. Mike was a devoted dad to Theresa and Serena. He taught his girls to waterski, run a boat, back in a boat trailer, ride a motorcycle and shoot targets at a very young age. Mike and Marnee later divorced. Mike spent many years...
Pete was born September 24, 1944 in Cathlamet to Don and Verna Swift. He was the second of seven children. He graduated from Wahkiakum High School in 1962 and enlisted in the Navy. In 1971 Pete married Toni Peterson. They had two children, David and Brian and later divorced. He spent most of his career in the timber industry and worked part time at Home Depot after retirement. He loved to fish and spend time with friends and family. Pete was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. He leaves behind his sons David of Castle Rock and...
